The TRUTH about Xinjiang’s Internet Situation – Tech-Web

www.farwestchina.com — Fascinating post on Far West China about what's really going with the internet in Xinjiang. It's pretty crazy the way the gov't is micromanaging access -- picking and choosing which sites, and even which computers, are allowed.

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